Stock-car



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STOCK GAR.

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STOCK GAR.

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T. D. I LIAMS.

WI TJV' ESSES I UNITED STATES PATENT @EFICE.

THEODORE D. WILLIAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STOCKI-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,468, dated March 18, 1884.

Application filed June 23, 1883. No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODORE D. WILL- IAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Oars, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Figurel is a side elevation of a car embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line w m, Fig. 1. .Fig. 3

a is a vertical transverse section on the line 1 y,

Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section onthe line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line xxQFig. 4. Figs. 6, 7,

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 are views in detail of detached parts on a larger scale than that y of the other figures. h

In the drawings I have showna sufficient portion of a car to illustrate the method of applying thereto my improvements, the same consisting of a top or roof, 0, the side walls, 1?, the floor 19 the stringers or sills Q Q, and top cross-pieces, I. The parts thus generally represented may be of any of the ordinary, or I any preferred character.

Inside of the car there are arranged, at suitable distances, uprights or standards A, which are preferably round in cross -section, and which may be made of tubular pipes, which, while being sufficiently strong, are nevertheless light, and adapted to the purposes for which they are intended. These are arranged opposite to each other along the sides of the car, and between the standards of each pair is supported one of the partitions D. This may be constructed in anysuitable way, though i I prefer that shown-that is to say, it is preferably made of a series of parallel bars, (1 d, secured at the ends to uprights (1 cl, which are covered with iron or sheet metal to prevent them from being worn or impaired. The partition is secured to the standards or uprights A A by means of sleeves B, fitting said uprights or standards and carrying inward1yprojecting arms, pins, or shafts B. These latter respectively pass through the end uprights, (1 cl, of the partition, and inside of said uprights d they are preferably provided with ,coiled springs b, which hold the partition in such manner that it can yield more or less horizontally to prevent too great strain. The

uprights or standards A A are, at their lower ends, seated or stepped in brackets (U G, which are bolted to the side walls of the car, being preferably secured thereto by means of brackets or straps M, passed around the studs N on the outside of the car, said brackets or straps M having cars at to receive the bolts which fasten the brackets 0. When the partition is down, the carrying-sleeves B B may be arranged to rest upon the brackets, though this is not essential. The lower edges of the partitions are fitted into cleats or bars E, firmly secured to the floor of the car, and provided on their upper sides with recesses 6, into which the said lower edges of the partition can be inserted. The cleats or bars E are beveled at the ends, so that they shall take up the least amount of room possible, and avoid having the animals strike the projecting corners that would be left if they were rectangular or otherwise shaped.

c is an iron facing-band secured to the upper edge of the cleat or bar E.

When it is desired to use the car for other purposes than the carrying of stock, the partition can be readily moved up away from the lower part of the body of the car, and secured be stored other materials for transportation.

The partition can be easily moved upward, as the sleeves B slide freely on the standards A. When they have been moved up far enough, they can be fastened at the required point on the standard A by means of spring-catches B carried by the sleeves, and adapted to engage with apertures in the standard and after being thus fastened the lower edge is swung upward around the bars or'shafts B B as axes, and the partition is supported in a horizontal position by means of one or more chains, R, depending from the roof or top of the car, and provided with bars or rods T, which, while being adapted to pass through or between the bars d, can be turned part way around, so as to lie beneath two or more of said bars, and

thus provide support for the edge of the par tition. l

H represents, generally, the rack, which I provide for each stall or partition of the car.

9 states It is composed of a bottom frame, h h, a top frame, h h, outer connecting-pieces, 71. h and intermediate connecting-bars, h The lower frame, h h, is hinged to the side of the car so as to swing up and down, and the upper one is pivoted in a similar manner. The connecting-bars k h are also pivotally connected at their ends to the upper and lower frames, re-

spectively, so that the whole rack can be folded up about the hinges h and h After being pushed upward into a folded position, the rack is held there by means of a strong catch, H, preferably secured to the top cross-piece, I, and arranged to engage with the top frame, h h. A rack of this sort is superior to those heretofore used, as it does not project outward as far into the car, and can at the same time be loaded with a sufficiently large amount of hay. It can be folded up snugly, so as to take but little room when it is folded in position, so as to permit a packing of the partitions up near the roof.

To permit access to the racks and the interior of the car, if necessary, man-holes are provided, as shown at J, there being preferably one above each rack and of suitable size.

G G represent the water-tronghsone upon each side of the car and below the floor thereof. They are made by fastening boards or other suitable material to the bottoms of the two outside stringers or sills, Q, and applying to the insides a calking-or other material to make them water-tight. These troughs extend from end to end of the car, and below each stall there is arranged a removable cover, F, which, when opened, will allow the animal in the stall to drink from the trough below. Preferably, the aperture through which the animal has access to the trough is provided with walls f, which converge somewhat and which support the cover. The covers F, which are situated opposite the doorways, are of a slightly different character, they being preferably made of iron and seated in .the floor in such manner as to be flush therewith or a little below'the surface. At the end of each i trough there is a water-funnel, K, by means of which the water can be introduced into the trough. It is preferably made of curved malleable iron having flanged edges, between which and thesill or stringer Q there is placed a strip of rubber packing, is, which makes the joint watertight. The funnels communicate with the trough through apertures Gr, formed in the stringer or sill. The troughs are provided with one or more escape-pipes, G which are preferably tubular and threaded at the lower ends, whereby they are adapted to receive screw-caps L, whioh'latter can be withdrawn, when desired, to empty the troughs, either for the purpose of cleaning or for preventing freezing. The serew-caps L can be fastened permanently to the car by means of chains 1.

devices: A A are standards or uprights similar to those at A, except that they extend from the roof to the floor. They are seated in the latter in metallic sockets or steps, and are inserted downward through the cross-pieces I at the top and through the roof, there being formed in the latter the necessary apertures. These permit the use of partitions similar to those at D for dividing the animals which are stationed at the central part of the car, and at the same time can be readily withdrawn when it is desired to introduce the animals to the ends or to take them from the car. They can be stored in any convenient way, as by hanging them in brackets or otherwise at or near the top of the car.

Vhat I claim is 1. The combination of the standards situated on vertical lines, a vertically-sliding gate or partition, connecting means which unite the gate or partition with the standards, and which have horizontal pivots or hinges uniting the gate of partition with the connecting means, substantially as set forth.

2. In a stock-car, the combination of the standards or supports A, situated vertically, sliding sleeves thereon, and the gate or partition suspended upon said sleeves by horizontal pivots or hinges,whereby the gate or partition can be moved bodily upward and can thereafter be swung upon said pivots or hinges, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the gate or partition arranged, substantially as set forth, to slide bodily up and down, a hinge-like support for said gate or partition, relatively to which it is adapted to swing vertically when near the top of the car, in combination with means which support it near the top of the car after it has been moved upwardly, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the gate or partition arranged, substantially as set forth, to move bodily up and down, a pivot rod or bar stationary relatively to the car at or near the top thereof, the gate or partition being suspended from said bar or rod loosely, whereby it can swing vertically around the rod or bar while the latter remains stationary, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the car, ahorizontallyarranged supporting rod or bar, means for holding said rod or bar stationary relatively to the car at or near the top thereof, a gate or partition suspended from said rod or bar loosely, and adapted to bodily rise and fall and to have its lower edge swing upward toward the top of the car, and means for supporting said lower edge from the car while the other edge of the gate or partition is being supported upon said rod or bar, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of a horizontally-an ranged hinge rod or bar, means for holding said rod or bar stationary relatively to the car at or near the top thereof, a gate or partition which rises and falls bodily relatively to the tions.

car, and is suspended from said rod or bar, and adapted, substantially as set forth, to be rocked thereon into different vertical posi- 7. The combination of the rising and falling partition or gate, the supporting-standard, a sliding sleeve on the standard, the hinge or pivot interposed between the sleeve and the gate, and means engaging directly withthe standard and with the sleeve for locking the latter in its uppermost position, substantially as set forth,

8. The combination of the partition or gate which both slides vertically and swings about a horizontal axis, a supporting-standard, the means which connect the gate and the standard together, and the pin which engages with the connecting means and holds the gate stationary relatively to the car after it has been bodily moved upward, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination of the gate or partition, the supporting-standard, the guide-rod in length shorter than the height of the body of the car, the inwardly-projecting metallic bracket which supports the standard or guide,

and which is situated above the central horizontal line of the gate or partition when the latter is in its lowermost position, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination of the car-frame having cross-bars at the top extending from side to side, and provided with sockets or apertures,

the vertically-sliding gates or partitions, and

the vertical standards or supports inserted into said sockets or apertures in the top beam,

. means for supporting the lower ends of said standards, and a hinge-connection between the gates or partitions and the standards, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination of the supporting-- forth, to be moved vertically and to swing vertically when in its uppermost position, and the recessed cleats or bars secured to the floor at points inside of the walls of the car, and which engage with both sides of the lower edge of the partition to hold it horizontally, and which have inclinedor beveled ends, as set forth.

18. In a stock-car, the combination, with a gate or partition, of a spring interposed between the gate and an abutment secured to the car to receive the endwise thrust of the gate, substantially as set forth.

14. In a stock-car, the combination, with a gate or partition and a pivot connected to the car, of a spring carried by said pivot and arranged, substantially as set forth, to take the endwise thrust of the partition.

15. In a stock-car, the herein-described water-trough, it having its sides or vertical walls constructed of the sills or girts of the car, the bottom of the trough being secured directly to the said sills or girts, substantially as set forth.

16. In a stock-car, the combination of the apartment for the cattle, the floor of said apartment having a series of apertures, respectively, directly beneath the heads of the cattle, a water-trough constructed, substantially ashereinbefore described, with the sills or stringers of the car as parts thereof, the passage-way G through the outer stringer or sill, a funnel by the side of said sill or stringer, whereby water may be supplied to all of the animals above said series of apertures, and the threaded stop which, when withdrawn, will permit the escape of the water, substantially as set forth.

17. In a stock-car, the combination of the lower hinged bar, h, the upper hinged bar, h, the connecting parallel hinged bars h if, arranged substantially as set forth, whereby the rack formed thereby can be folded up against the side of the car, the bars 71, h remaining vertical both when the rack is up and when it is down, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE 1). WILLIAMS.

WVitnesses:

E. RAYMOND BLIss, DAVID W. CLARK. 

